…reform: And there were also terrific papers by?Tom Dee and?Brian Jacob,?evaluating No Child Left Behind, and?Jim Hines‘ analysis of the role that state fiscal policies play in offsetting a recession….
…parents are 36% more likely to have a baby daughter as their first child than a baby son — which suggests, evolutionarily speaking, that beauty is a trait more valuable…
It boosts economic opportunity and social mobility. It’s good for the environment. So why do we charge people to use it? The short answer: it’s complicated. Also: We talk to…
…findings of my academic research with Roland Fryer, which found no impact of a child’s name on her life. Now, from the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, we have the story of three…
We worship the tradition of handing off a family business to the next generation. But is that really such a good idea?
…American jobs. These numbers seem truly dire: a $250 billion per year loss would be almost $800 for every man, woman, and child in America. And 750,000 jobs – that’s…
…close the book with a broader examination of the main themes and lessons and a brief look at the music business, which is perhaps the poster child for the (often…
…attendance, but we know little about how these investments shape postsecondary achievement. Two theoretical frameworks suggest diametric conclusions. Some studies operate from a more-is-more perspective in which children use calculated…
…on her blog, the pet list overlaps heavily with the same year’s 100 most popular children’s names in England and Wales (a list that differs somewhat from the boys’ name…
…they’ve done research already, i.e. “I like Agency x and Agency y, which do you think would look after their girls better?” as opposed to “do you think I can…
…think I sent him this last e-mail in order to directly insult him. To date, that is my worst e-mail mistake that I am aware of. Perhaps I have made…
In Freakonomics, we make the argument that a child’s first name doesn’t affect his or her life outcome. I am guessing that most inanimate objects, too, are relatively unaffected by…
We worship the tradition of handing off a family business to the next generation. But is that really such a good idea?
What happens to your reputation when you’re no longer around to defend it?
…consumption of oil, the newly formed advocacy group Parents Against a New International Climate today announced that no American child shall henceforth be allowed to dye or hunt for more…
We think of them as intellectual enclaves and the surest route to a better life. But U.S. colleges also operate like firms, trying to differentiate their products to win market…
…irritating noise. –Ken My wife doesn’t like driving that much. She’d rather read a book or correct my driving….. I, on the other hand, like driving, and can say “Yes,…
…have ever made a bad decision, think of your brother-in-law’s investment in that scuba shop in Albuquerque. Or the geniuses at Lehman Brothers–not so wise. So, if we have such…
What happens to your reputation when you’re no longer around to defend it?
The human foot is an evolutionary masterpiece, far more functional than we give it credit for. So why do we encase it in “a coffin” (as one foot scholar calls…
Educational messaging looks good on paper but kids don’t respond to it — and adults aren’t much better.
How pharma greed, government subsidies, and a push to make pain the “fifth vital sign” kicked off a crisis that costs $80 billion a year and has killed hundreds of…
